ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367067
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| Date: | Saturday 28 April 1990 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Gibson Air Academy, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1561Q |
| MSN: | 15072861 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2565 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tinton Falls, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Farmingdale, NJ (BLM |
| Trenton, NJ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED WITH WHAT HE CALLED HALF FULL TANKS. AFTER ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. THE FAA SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND FUEL IN THE TANKS OR EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE FROM THE TANKS.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO ENSURE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD FOR THE PLANNED FLIGHT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO PROPERLY PREPARE HIS STUDENT FOR THE FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA097
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 April 1994 | N1561Q | Gibson Air Academy, Inc. | 0 | Farmingdale, NJ | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 07:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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